Author: S J Knight. Soft cover 605 pages. Published by the author in 2015.
"He saw himself as a purifying fire - while the Nazarenes saw only a destructive blaze. Now everything was about to change. The flame of truth had been lit and he was destined to bear its torch."
This is a novel about Paul the Apostle from birth to the end of his first missionary journey. Written for adults, nevertheless it is contains nothing unsuitable for advanced younger readers. There are many books about this great man, but this is something fresh and different, a ‘back story' creating warm empathy with a complex man who is both anguished and admirable, flawed and likeable. Far more than a mere ‘character', in this novel the passionate Shaul Benjamin of Tarsus steps out of the New Testament pages, coming to life in a story of ambition, failure, and redemption. Faithful to the New Testament record, this fictional work takes the reader on a journey. It is  a robust story of Jewish experience and travel in the first century Roman empire, and the birth of a momentous new world faith.
This is the fourth in the "A Time to..". series by the same author. The 3 earlier titles are - A Time to Hear: A Time to See: A Time to Speak. A junior version of this book by the same author is available for younger readers under the title "The Torchbearer".